Wacousta Hill

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Wacousta Hill
Highest point
Elevation 1,276 ft (389 m)
Coordinates 39°13′00″N78°36′14″W / 39.2167701°N 78.6039010°W / 39.2167701; -78.6039010 Coordinates: 39°13′00″N78°36′14″W / 39.2167701°N 78.6039010°W / 39.2167701; -78.6039010 [1]
Geography
Location Hampshire County, West Virginia, U.S.
Parent range Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
Topo map USGS Yellow Spring
Climbing
Easiest route Hike, Drive

Wacousta Hill is a forested mountain ridge in southeast Hampshire County, West Virginia. Wacousta Hill is located near the community of Delray and overlooks Delray Road (West Virginia Route 29) and the North River to its immediate east. To its west lies the Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area. The Board on Geographic Names, through a board decision, gave the hill its official name in 1966.

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Wacousta is an 1832 novel by John Richardson. It may also refer to:

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